[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the 
liberation of Auschwitz, the largest of the Nazi extermination camps. 
Over 1 million people were systematically murdered at Auschwitz in gas 
chambers or shot or tortured or starved to death or any cruel 
combination. Most of those who perished were Jews, but others that 
Nazis perceived as enemies were also murdered there.
  As we honor the victims of the Holocaust and those who helped to 
defeat the Nazis, we must also reaffirm our commitment to enhancing 
Holocaust education programs in our schools and urge all countries to 
bolster their efforts in fighting bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism.
  In the words of Elie Wiesel, who is an Auschwitz survivor, ``There 
may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must 
never be a time when we fail to protest.'' Let our voices be heard 
loudly and clearly. Never again. Tomorrow is Holocaust Remembrance Day. 
Let's honor their struggles every day.

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